"This brat has truly gone mad," Athena said, at a loss for words upon seeing Fang Yuan talk nonsense in front of Boss Giovanni.
"Since he insists on rebelling against the Rocket Team, let's give him a taste of hardship," Apollo said.
True Bird even showed a look of sympathy towards Fang Yuan.
He had earned Boss Giovanni's favor and such a great opportunity, yet he did not know how to treasure it...
"But!!"
Suddenly.
Fang Yuan said, with a sudden shift in topic, "Actually, it's not impossible for me to join the Rocket Team."
Giovanni, True Bird, Apollo, Athena: ?????
That's not what you said just now.
Fang Yuan looked towards Giovanni and said, "The current Rocket Team is no longer necessary. If you want me to join, it has to be an entirely new Rocket Team. How about we make a bet? Just me, challenging the entire Rocket Team right here. You can summon Rocket Team members from all over the world to fight at any time. If I lose, the Rocket Team will be disbanded."
"Then, I will take over all of the Rocket Team's assets, technology, and personnel, wash away the darkness, and establish a brand new Rainbow Rocket Team. How about that?"
Silence.
After Fang Yuan finished speaking, there was a deathly silence at the scene.
True Bird, Apollo, Athena, and every Rocket Team member stared at Fang Yuan dumbfounded, disbelieving the madness they had just heard.
Crazy.
"This guy is insane."
Interpol officer Lila shuddered among the Rocket Team grunts, thinking this young man must have lost his mind.
Here there were two Rocket Team executives whose strength was not inferior to that of Union Kings, plus Giovanni, whose power was unfathomable.
Furthermore, True Bird led an elite squad filled with King-level Elves.
To say this place was the headquarters of the Rocket Team wouldn't be an exaggeration.
And here was Fang Yuan, declaring in front of Giovanni that he wanted to take over the Rocket Team??
"You are the most interesting young man I have ever seen," said Giovanni, still calm and not angered, just amused.
A Rocket Team washed of its darkness... A Rainbow Rocket Team?
"Do you not know what you're facing?"
"If you alone could defeat the Rocket Team, then this organization indeed has no reason to exist," Giovanni said with an air of mock laughter.
"I'm not alone; I am a Trainer, and I have my Pokemon partners," Fang Yuan said. "Boss Giovanni, dare you take this bet?"
"Heh... partners?" Giovanni gave a faint smile, remembering how he too once shared that thought as a child, but when had he started to see Pokemon as nothing but tools for making money?
"Pinning your hopes on Pokemon... that won't achieve your goal..."
As Giovanni spoke, Fang Yuan had already started walking, holding Eevee, towards the direction where the waves from the tablet were emanating.
He completely ignored Giovanni, Apollo, Athena, True Bird, and the dozens of Rocket Team members present.
The light footsteps resounded in everyone's ears, feeling so heavy.
Giovanni took his hand out of his pocket and said indifferently, "It's up to you now, Apollo, Athena."
"Yes—" Apollo and Athena immediately nodded.
Meanwhile, Interpol officer Lila's expression turned extremely grave, unsure how to face this unexpected situation.
This young man... he's walking to his death!!
However, just as Lila was extremely worried for Fang Yuan.
Crack!
The entire sky suddenly darkened, and a terrifying black rift tore open in the heavens.
Everyone involuntarily looked up.
This was the mark of the sky...or rather the space being torn apart.
The rift grew larger and larger, and in a brief moment, it seemed to form a dimensional gate.
"Woo!!!!" The first sound to emerge was a deep, resonant cry akin to that of a whale, under the incredulous gazes of countless Rocket Team members, a monstrous beast resembling Lugia with blood-red eyes and a pitch-black body suddenly burst forth from the crack. Sweeping up a terrifying dark current, it dyed the sky black.
The oppressive feeling of a Legendary-level beast immediately caused the Pokemon present to lie down in fear.
"That is..."
"What kind of monster is that!!"
"Lugia??"
"Wait a minute... there are more Pokemon behind it!!"
"Cheeep-----!!"
Amidst the shock of numerous Rocket Team members...
Soon after, the fabled Three Divine Birds, Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos, followed Lugia from the spacetime rift as if it cost them nothing, emerging one by one, two by two, three by three... until eleven Champion-level Three Divine Birds appeared, bringing with them blizzards and thunder, circling above the Rocket Gang Base.
"This... how is this possible!!"
The black... Sea God Lugia??
Eleven... fabled Three Divine Birds??
In that moment, even Rocket Team executives like Apollo and Athena felt as if their worldviews were shattered, clueless about what was happening.
Why... why have so many Legendary Pokemon suddenly appeared here?
"To place hope in the hands of Pokemon... indeed, goals can be achieved."
At this moment, Fang Yuan's voice sounded.
"Alright, my partners have arrived. Let the battle begin, Rocket Team."
As Fang Yuan finished speaking, each Divine Bird reciprocated with a high cry, affirming his words. Indeed, they were all good friends.
"Could it be..."
Everyone incredulously turned towards Fang Yuan, and in the next second, three figures embodying grace like the wind, fury like thunder, and heat like a volcano appeared alongside Fang Yuan.
The legendary Phoenix King Guard, Lei Gong, Shui Jun, and Emperor Yan appeared, roaring out in all directions from around Fang Yuan————
Another three waves of Legendary-level oppression swept the surroundings. Their mission was to protect Fang Yuan from harm!
In front of and behind, a total of fifteen Legendary Pokemon had gathered at this Rocket Gang Base.
The immense pressure had already robbed the ordinary Pokemon nearby of the courage to stand, and the rank-and-file members of the Rocket Team were so frightened that their legs had gone weak, causing them to sit down.
"I must be dreaming!!!" Interpol agent Lila, blending amongst them, screamed in her heart, doubting whether she, disguised as a Rocket Team member, could survive to leave this place.
As unsettling as it was for Lila, the Rocket Team executives were having an even more difficult time.
Apollo and Athena had already started to grimace with clenched lips, shivering as they contemplated their situation... Giovanni Boss, even if it were left to them, they would be no match for this.
Just one, one or two of the Three Divine Birds... were enough to give them a headache.
This... this Lugia... the Three Sacred Beasts... what's going on?
At this time, even Giovanni, who had always been calm, could not retain his composure.
His worldview had been shaken.
"Are these the Pokemon partners you were talking about?"
Come on, one must adhere to the basic law even when it comes to bonds between partners!
"I quit. You can have the Tablet. Can you please leave?" Giovanni said with a face full of frustration.
As long as there's life, there's hope.
With such a lineup, why wouldn't you go battle the League Headquarters instead of bullying their small Rocket Team?
This was clearly cheating.
Even if Giovanni had great confidence in the strength of the Rocket Team, Fang Yuan's lineup was... simply against the rules!
With Eevee in his arms, Fang Yuan remained calm as he walked towards the Tablet, not looking back:
"Sorry, the appearance fee for Legendary Pokemon is quite expensive. Unfortunately, that won't work."